Piasecki ZV8-P Airgeep (1958)

Scale: 1/32
Initial Release: 1958
Medium: Styrene
Kit Rarity - ITC Version: (5)
Kit Rarity - Glencoe Versoin: (2)

About the Design

In the mid-1950s, the U.S. Army investigated the viability of "flying jeeps --combination helicopters and hovercraft--as a means of transporting men and supplies over otherwise impassable terrain.  The Piasecki ZV8-P was first test flown on October 12, 1958.  Although the design was regularly upgraded and tested over the next half-decade, the whole concept of "flying jeeps" was ultimately abandoned in favor of conventional helicopters

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About the Kit

The Piasecki ZV8-P Airgeep was first produced in the 1950's by ITC, a division of Ideal Toy Corp. In 1988, the kit was resurrected by Glencoe Models.

Although an original ITC version was once part of the Fantastic Plastic collection, this model is a copy of the Glencoe kit.